[Lee Albright]

Larry,
Thank you so much for your reply.
Being a novice to non-linear-editing, I know I still have much to learn.
Your step by step explanation was a godsend and helped tremdously to decrease the steep learning curve of Vegas 6.
After a few trials and errors I am now able to correct any blemished frame with ease.
Many, many thanks.
Cordially,
Lee Albright
Albright Films

[Lee Albright]

Laszlo,
Greetings from the Rocky Mountains!

I don’t mean to but in on your conversation with Ted Snow but I just had to ‘Hi’.
It was you who taught me almost everything I know about cinematography.
Do you recall the workshop in Camden Maine that you taught in the early eighties?
I was one of your students!
Your easy going way of explaining lighting, composition, camera angles and continuity has made a lasting impression on my career as a filmmaker.
I am grateful to have had such an excellent mentor.
Thank you.
Cordially,
Lee Albright
Albright Films

[Lee Albright]

Steve,
Thank you for your suggetions regarding my dust and speck problem.
I’m totally lost!!!!!
When I exported a five second sequence that contained frames that had dust and dirt, they wound up in Photoshop as 150 seperate JPEGS.
Finding the frame that had the dust and dirt was next to impossible because of the small size of the thumbnail images.
I was however, able to locate one really large defect and correct it using Photoshop’s clone tool. But when I imported it back into Vegas 6 the single frame image came in as 150 frames.
I’m really stumped.
All I want to do is simply cut out the original dirty frame in my timeline and replace it with the same frame I corrected in Photoshop.
Could you tell me step-by-step how this is accomplished?

So far I’ve found the transition from working with actual film material to ones and zeros to be a daunting process.
I’ve successfully edited a number of films using a 16mm workprint and a guillotine splicer, so replacing frames was simple. But this video editing process is a whole different animal.
Please help!!!
Thank you.
Cordially,
Lee Albright
Albright Films

[Lee Albright]

Larry,
Thank you for pointing me to the Polaroid website.
I just downloaded their Dust and Scratch Removal Software and plan on trying it out tomorrow.

If you read my reply to Gary Kleiner’s solution, you’ll see what a time I had getting the corrected frame back into the timeline after I massaged it in Photoshop.
If you have any suggestions as to how I can streamline the process of exporting the faulty image from Vegas 6 and importing the corrected image back into Vegas 6, please. . .let me know.

As for doing these corrections frame by frame, I really don’t mind because the project I am working on (a theatrical feature film teaser) will run just under three minutes.
After transferring the project back to 35mm, the teaser has to look spotless on a fifty-foot theatre screen!!!

P.S. This is only the fourth day I’ve been using Vegas 6, so I know I have a monumental learning curve ahead of me.
Thanks again.
Cordially,
Lee Albright
Albright Films

[Lee Albright]

Gary,
Thank you for your brief explanation.
I managed to get my image sequence into Photoshop and remove a huge dust mark from a frame in the sequence.
That part of the process was relatively easy.
Getting it back into Vegas 6 was not as easy.
Here’s how I did it.
On the timeline, I split the sequence (event) at the frame that had the dust mark.
I then cut out that frame.
Next I imported the corrected frame from my Photoshop file and placed that frame on the timeline between the split.
It worked, but I’m certain there is a more elegant way to get the corrected frame back into Vegas 6.
Help!!!
Thanks again.
Cordially,
Lee Albright
Albright Films

[Lee Albright]

Gary,
Thank you for your reply to my question.
However, I am not clear on your answer.
How and where to would I export the frame sequence?
I’m guessing they could be corrected individually in Photoshop, but how to get them there still eludes me.
Once they are corrected, how would I get the frames back into my timeline?
I would appreciate a specific set of instructions for making these corrections.
Again, thank you.
Cordially,
Lee Albright
Albright Films